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Vehicle Damage Factor (VDF) is a multiplier used to convert the number of commercial vehicles of different axle loads into an equivalent number of standard axles. The VDF takes into account factors like traffic mix, cargo, season, road conditions, and enforcement levels. For road strengthening projects, the VDF should be determined carefully using available axle load data or new surveys. Some surveys in India show excessive overloading of commercial vehicles. For the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur road in NH-77, the terrain is plain and commercial traffic over 1500 vehicles per day, so the VDF of 4.5 from the IRC code can be used, but a new axle load survey is recommended to

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VDF

Vehicle Damage Factor (VDF) is a multiplier used to convert the number of commercial vehicles of different axle loads into an equivalent number of standard axles. The VDF takes into account factors like traffic mix, cargo, season, road conditions, and enforcement levels. For road strengthening projects, the VDF should be determined carefully using available axle load data or new surveys. Some surveys in India show excessive overloading of commercial vehicles. For the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur road in NH-77, the terrain is plain and commercial traffic over 1500 vehicles per day, so the VDF of 4.5 from the IRC code can be used, but a new axle load survey is recommended to

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Vehicle Damage Factor (As per IRC: 81 – 1997)

The vehicle damage factor (VDF) is a multiplier for converting the number of commercial vehicles of
different axle loads to the number of standard axle-load repetitions. The vehicle damage factor is
arrived at from axle-load surveys on typical road sections so as to cover various influencing factors such
as traffic mix, type of transportation, type of commodities carried, time of the year, terrain, road
condition and degree of enforcement. The AASHO axle load equivalence, factors may be used for
converting the axle load spectrum to an equivalent number of standard axles. For designing a
strengthening layer on an existing road pavement, the vehicle damage factor should be arrived at
carefully by using the relevant available data or carrying out specific axle load surveys depending upon
importance of the project. Some surveys have been carried out in the country on National Highways,
State Highways and MDR’s which reveal excessive overloading of commercial vehicles. The exact value
of VDF should be taken after conducting the axle load survey particularly in the case of major projects.
Where sufficient information on axle load is not available, the tentative indicative values of vehicle
damage factor as given in Table 4 of IRC: 81-1997 (Page No. 16) may he used.

Since the terrain of Hajipur – Muzaffarpur road section of NH – 77 is plain and the commercial traffic is
above 1500 per day, so the Vehicle Damage Factor (as per IRC code) of 4.5 may be used. For exact
determination the detailed Axle Load Survey need to be carried out.

Design of Crust Thickness

The data used for the design of crust thickness is:


(i) Initial Year Traffic = 3207 (No. of CV per day in each direction)
(ii) Design of 4 lane dual carriageway
(iii) Growth rate = 7.5% (as per IRC: 37 – 2001)
(iv) Design life = 15 yrs
(v) Vehicle Damage Factor = 4.5
(vi) Design CBR of subgrade soil = 6%
(vii) Lane Distribution factor = 0.75

Design Traffic = Initial Yr Traffic × Lane Distribution Factor


MSA =

Refer Plate – 2 (IRC: 37 – 2001) for Crust composition for MSA = 103, CBR = 6%

Bituminous Surfacing = 50 mm BC + 140 mm DBM


Base Course = 250 mm Wet Mix Macadam
Sub – Base Course = 260 mm GSB

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